SOUTH LUANGWA – AFRICAN FISH EAGLE

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An African Fish Eagle – the National bird of Zambia. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2024]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links … Continue reading

THORNICROFT’S GIRAFFE – QUENCHING THIRST

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Being up to 6m tall, having a quick drink is not a simplistic process for the Thornicroft’s giraffe. However, going by the expressions of this individual, this giraffe clearly enjoyed quenching his (or hers) thirst. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], … Continue reading

SOUTH LUANGWA – LUCY THE LEOPARD

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Day 4 in Luangwa seen our second sighting of Lucy, she is easily recognisable as the tip of her left ear is missing. A truly stunning cat. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2024]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material … Continue reading

SOUTH LUANGWA – LIONS CHILLING

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After a very brief sighting of lions late at night on day 1, we came across seven lions, one adult and six juveniles on day three, although a delight to see they were not particularly active. No action shots here … Continue reading

SOUTH LUANGWA IN BLACK AND WHITE

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Elephants, crawshay’s zebra, a yawning hippo and a male lion converted to black and white with Lightroom classic. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2024]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author … Continue reading

GIANT KINGFISHER – SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK

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There are numerous Kingfishers in Luangwa, I managed to photograph five of the eight species, not surprisingly the Giant kingfisher is the largest kingfisher in Africa and is approximately three times the size of the native UK kingfisher. The Giant kingfisher … Continue reading

YELLOW BILLED STORKS – SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK

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Yellow billed storks taking full advantage of copious amounts of catfish in the shallow waters of a lake in Luangwa. Day 2 – South Luangwa National Park. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2024]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without … Continue reading

SPOTTED HYENA – SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK

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Three lone spotted hyenas we encountered at different times during day 2. One of the hyenas had clearly just fed due to the drying patches of blood around its head. Hyenas have very powerful jaws and prey is fully ingested apart from … Continue reading